ShelShocked is a weekly podcast hosted by Sheldon Helms, and co-hosted by Marilin Colón. Each week, we bring you another one-hour program covering a topic in science, skepticism, atheism, or a related area. Feel free to listen below, and/or subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher, or by clicking the RSS feed link below.

August 16, 2015

ShelShocked #14 - Ghosts and Hauntings

August 16, 2015/ Sheldon Helms

Introduction with Sheldon and Marilin discussing survey results of belief in ghosts and haunted houses. An Interview with famed "paranormal investigation team" Bryan & Baxter. A Science Report from Sheldon covering the history of the Fox Sisters and their role in the rise of Spiritualism. A Good News Segment by Marilin, detailing how real scientists called parapsychologists study the belief in ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal events.

SHOW NOTES - EPISODE FOURTEEN

CLICK HERE to read Gallup Poll results on American's belief in ghosts, hauntings, etc.

CLICK HERE for information about the Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society.

CLICK HERE for more about Bryan & Baxter.

CLICK HERE to read more about the Fox Sisters, and the rise of American's belief in Spiritualism.

CLICK HERE to read more about parapsychologist, Dr. Caroline Watt.

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Sheldon Helms

Sheldon W. Helms is an associate professor of psychology at Ohlone College, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Skeptics.

He gives public science talks on a variety of topics related to psychology, skepticism, and critical thinking, and writes articles for the James Randi Education Foundation, as well as several other publications